nnoun.personUnited States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)Synset:Gustavus Franklin Swift Swift
Instance Hypernyms:meat packer packer
Inherited Hypernyms:swiftmeat packerjobberdistributorsupplierbusinesspersoncapitalistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:swiftmeat packerjobberdistributorsupplierbusinesspersoncapitalistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personan English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)Synset:Dean Swift Jonathan Swift Swift
Instance Hypernyms:ironist ridiculer satirist
Inherited Hypernyms:swiftsatiristhumoristentertainerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:swiftsatiristhumoristentertainerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animala small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flightDerivationally Related Form:swiftlet
Member Holonyms:Apodidae family Apodidae
Hypernyms:apodiform bird
Inherited Hypernyms:swiftapodiform birdbirdvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Apus apusChateura pelagicaCollocalia inexpectataEuropean swiftchimney swallowchimney swiftswiftlet
Full Hyponyms:chimney swifteuropean swiftswiftlet
nnoun.animalcommon western lizard; seen on logs or rocksSynset:Sceloporus occidentalis blue-belly western fence lizard
Hypernyms:fence lizard
Inherited Hypernyms:western fence lizardfence lizardspiny lizardiguanidlizardsauriandiapsidreptilevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allmoving very fastSynset:fleet
Examples:- fleet of foot
- the fleet scurrying of squirrels
- a swift current
- swift flight of an arrow
- a swift runner
Antonyms:slow
Derivationally Related Form:swiftnessfleetness
Inherited Hypernyms:fleet
Similar to:fast